1889
- September 11
- Cave and Māori artifacts discovered at Moncks Spur.
- December 1
- First New Zealand-built locomotive completed at Addington railway workshops.
- (no date)
- Canterbury labour unions form Trades and Labour Council.
Notes
- Information for this resource was based on the second edition of John Densem’s Christchurch chronology: a history of settlement. Environmental Policy and Planning Policy Unit, Christchurch City Council, 1990.
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